Tag: Ladakh

Yesterday, with great reluctance, I left snowy, wintery, beautiful Leh, and headed back to Delhi, after another stunning trip with White Magic Adventure Travel. As I unpack and download my photos and generally ease back into city life, I thought I’d put pen to paper (as it were) and give …

If you are a coffee-holic & a bit of a coffee snob to boot, then this review is tailor made for you. Especially if you travel/hike/climb/trek. And even more so if you can’t stand instant coffee. Wearied by frankly revolting coffee in so many (otherwise amazing) places, uncaffeineated at the …

If you love an exciting tale of extraordinary people doing even more extraordinary things and doing them in extraordinary scenery to boot – then get yourself a copy of “The High”, a documentary about the toughest race on earth. Settle down and prepare to be blown away by the crazy …

I always knew that my friend Karam Puri was a talented and, most importantly, a very technically gifted photographer. That was clear from the way he kindly and patiently taught me how to take photos in Ladakh’s challenging evening light, but it was not until seeing his beautiful photographs in …

Last year, I ate at and enthusiastically reviewed a delightful restaurant called “Bon Appetit” in Leh, high up in the Indian Himalayas. In Ladakh this year, once again acclimatising for a 6000m+ climb, I spent quite a lot of time alone in Leh, and inevitably found my way to “Bon Appetit” …

Having just returned from a pretty epic visit to Ladakh, including trekking, climbing, a debilitating bout of AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) and quite a lot of time on my own, acclimatising, I can safely say that the pretty, well-situated Hotel Omasila was a perfect base for all my adventures. And for …

I stayed in this hotel last August, pre and post my Mentok Kangri climb. All the team stayed there, and by and large it was an OK experience, with just a couple of quibbles. Location, first of all. The Hotel Royal Ladakh is a little way out of town – …

I first visited this iconic Leh restaurant in 2009. Fast forward to 2103 when I ate there again. *** Decor hardly unchanged. Same easy going friendly service. Same intriguing Tibetan food. On both occasions we ate outdoors, and both times the place was packed, and buzzing. Both times, we ate …

If you are looking for a brilliantly located, spotlessly clean hotel in Leh, then the aptly named “Spic ‘n Span” fits the bill. Within walking distance of the town centre, it has adequate, comfortable rooms and bathrooms, a pretty garden and a restaurant that serves standard hotel buffet fare. Very popular …